personal corruption

His films like *The Wrestler* and *Black Swan* depict protagonists whose moral boundaries erode through obsession and psychological deterioration.

Works such as *Funny Games* and *The Seventh Continent* systematically explore how ordinary individuals become complicit in or perpetrators of violence and moral decay.

His provocative films like *Irréversible* and *Climax* unflinchingly document how characters' choices spiral into degradation and the corruption of innocence.